Cranberry Cake
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Cranberry Cake
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Delicious homemade cake with fresh cranberries. Topped with a homemade frosting, sugared cranberries and a drizzle of white chocolate. Perfect dessert recipe for the holidays!
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Ingredients
Cake
- 4 eggs separated
- ½ c. unsalted butter softened
- ½ c. canola oil
- 2 ¼ c. Sugar In The Raw®
- 2 ¼ c. + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour divided
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c. 2% milk
- ½ c. sour cream
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1 ½ c. fresh cranberries
Frosting
- 1 c. unsalted butter softened
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 5 c. powdered sugar
- salt to taste
Topping
- 1 c. sugared cranberries
- ¼ c. white chocolate melting squares
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Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
- Separate egg yolks from egg whites. Set aside.
- Place butter in a mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add in oil, beat until well combined. Add in Sugar In The Raw, 1 c. at a time, mixing until well combined, about 1 minute. Add in egg yolks, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Scrape sides down when mixing.
- In a separate bowl, sift together 2 ¼ c. flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set dry mixture aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the vanilla extract, milk, sour cream and orange zest.
- Rotate adding in the dry and wet ingredients to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks appear, about 1-2 minutes. Gently fold egg whites into the batter mixture until just combined.
- In a mixing bowl, toss together fresh cranberries and 1 Tbsp of flour. Gently fold cranberries into batter. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
- Place in oven and bake for 55 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely
Frosting
- In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese until combined, about 1-2 minutes. Add orange zest and vanilla extract to creamed mixture. Mix until combined. Add in powdered sugar, mixing after each 1 c. addition. Add in milk and mix to combine.
- If frosting is too thick, add more milk, 1 Tbsp at a time until you reach desired consistency. If batter is too thin add more powdered sugar ½ c. at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Once it is your desired consistency, add a pinch of salt to balance sweetness.
- Frost cooled cake.
Topping
- Place sugared cranberries on top of frosting cake.
- Melt white chocolate according to package directions. Drizzle over sugar cranberries. Let rest 1 hour for chocolate to set.
- Serve or store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
- If you don't like the tartness of cranberries, no worries. The cranberries burst when baking and the sweetness of the cake and frosting will balance it out!
- This recipe calls for fresh cranberries, but if you can't find any, frozen cranberries will work just fine!
- You can freeze this cake. When it's time to enjoy it simply thaw it, uncovered, at room temperature, if possible.
- If you do not consume all of the cake the first day, please store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
- No time for sugared cranberries? You can simply top it with fresh cranberries and skip the coating of the cranberries, although I prefer the sugared cranberries!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
697kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
113g
(38%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
106mg
(4%)
Potassium
138mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
88g
(176%)
Vitamin A
634IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 697 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 697kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 113g | 38% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 106mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 138mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 88g | 176% |
| Vitamin A | 634IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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